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the merger of american and us air, giving us only four major airlines and less competition. comcast buying nbc universal, also reducing competition. the very wealthy getting a trivial increase in taxes while the payroll tax of working people will go from 4.2% to 6.2%. colossal salaries escalating again, many subsidized by tax payers. the postal service ending service on saturday. what's the picture you get from that montage of headlines? >> well, for me it is captured by the european word "austerity." we're basically saying that even though the widening gap between rich and poor built us up, many of the factors that plunged us into a crisis, instead of dealing with them and fixing that problem, we're actually allowing the crisis to make the inequality worse. the latest research from the leading two economists, saez from the university of california in berkeley, and piketty in france confirms that even over the last five years of the crisis, through 2012, the inequality of wealth and income has gotten worse, as though we are determined not to deal with it. all of those headli
the merger of american and us air, giving us only four major airlines and less competition. comcast buying nbc universal, also reducing competition. the very wealthy getting a trivial increase in taxes while the payroll tax of working people will go from 4.2% to 6.2%. colossal salaries escalating again, many subsidized by tax payers. the postal service ending service on saturday. what's the picture you get from that montage of headlines? >> well, for me it is captured by the european word...
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>> us, all of us. what's happened is that these enormous telecommunications companies, comcast and time warner on the wired side, verizon and at&t on the wireless side, have divided up markets, put themselves in the position where they're subject to no competition and no oversight from any regulatory authority. and they're charging us a lot for internet access and giving us second class access. this is a lot like the electrification story from the beginning of the 20th century. initially electricity was viewed as a luxury. so when f.d.r. came in, 90% of farms didn't have electricity in america at the same time that kids in new york city were playing with electric toys. and f.d.r. understood how important it was for people all over america to have the dignity and self-respect and sort of cultural and social and economic connection of an electrical outlet in their home. so he made sure to take on the special interests that were controlling electricity then who had divided up markets and consolidated just
>> us, all of us. what's happened is that these enormous telecommunications companies, comcast and time warner on the wired side, verizon and at&t on the wireless side, have divided up markets, put themselves in the position where they're subject to no competition and no oversight from any regulatory authority. and they're charging us a lot for internet access and giving us second class access. this is a lot like the electrification story from the beginning of the 20th century....
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that's what's at stake here for us. it's really not a question about whether people like president obama or whether he doesn't, whether they don't. and i frankly think that president obama has done great disservice to what his ideals were and why we elected him in the first place in 2008, which was around the questions of transparency and human rights. and that's the piece that we actually need to keep our eye in the next four years. >> you mentioned senator ron wyden a moment ago. he is on the senate select committee. he's allowed to know the legal rational that's being offered for targeted killing, as well as all the countries where the killing is where it's happening. but even he can't get answers. and he's promised to bring these issues up at john brennan's confirmation hearings for cia director coming pretty soon. what questions would you put to john brennan when he goes before the congress to testify on behalf of his nomination for director of the cia? >> i'm not going to quibble with them on the fact that they ar
that's what's at stake here for us. it's really not a question about whether people like president obama or whether he doesn't, whether they don't. and i frankly think that president obama has done great disservice to what his ideals were and why we elected him in the first place in 2008, which was around the questions of transparency and human rights. and that's the piece that we actually need to keep our eye in the next four years. >> you mentioned senator ron wyden a moment ago. he is...
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and the election was pretty darn close. >> using public funding -- >> using public funding. so if you look across the country, there's all sorts of evidence of people who spent a lot of money in campaigns, who spent more money than their opponents and lost because having more money and having a lot of money doesn't make you a better candidate. what matters is having a threshold, an amount of money that's sufficient to run a credible campaign. and that's what citizen funding allows you to do. it allows you to get that amount of money that lets you run a credible campaign, be a good candidate connecting with your voters and do it in a way that's focusing your attention on ordinary citizens. >> but how does it undo the power of big money? >> well, so mayor bloomberg's an outlier. there aren't so many candidates like that. listen, we're never going to keep private money out of politics. that's the wrong ambition. the goal is to -- >> you're not saying we should? >> we shouldn't and we can't -- >> yeah, that's right. but citizens united makes it impossible. >> they have opened th
and the election was pretty darn close. >> using public funding -- >> using public funding. so if you look across the country, there's all sorts of evidence of people who spent a lot of money in campaigns, who spent more money than their opponents and lost because having more money and having a lot of money doesn't make you a better candidate. what matters is having a threshold, an amount of money that's sufficient to run a credible campaign. and that's what citizen funding allows...
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. >> president obama used his bully pulpit this week to call on congress to avoid, get this, sequestration. that's washington nomenclature for automatic spending cuts due to go into effect on march 1, next friday. on that date, both military and domestic programs will feel the impact of the monumental $85 billion cuts slated for this year, 2013, alone. not only does the president condemn the cuts, but his administration is also sounding the alarm. first, the secretary of state. >> but in these days of the looming budget sequester that everyone actually wants to avoid, or most, we can't be strong in the world unless we are strong at home. my credibility as a diplomat, working to help other countries create order is strongest when america at least puts its own fiscal house in order, and that has to be now. >> next, the secretary of defense. >> members of congress need to understand that they were elected to protect the public, not to hurt the public. and i hope they will remember that as they hopefully work towards a resolution of this issue. >> the president and his cabinet all want, quote
. >> president obama used his bully pulpit this week to call on congress to avoid, get this, sequestration. that's washington nomenclature for automatic spending cuts due to go into effect on march 1, next friday. on that date, both military and domestic programs will feel the impact of the monumental $85 billion cuts slated for this year, 2013, alone. not only does the president condemn the cuts, but his administration is also sounding the alarm. first, the secretary of state. >>...
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and is the same site used for north korea's previous two tests. the first in 2006 and the second in 2009. the u.s. geological survey detected a 4.9 magnitude seismic event in the area, more powerful than the 4.5 that registered in 2009 after north korea's second test. scientists in multiple countriesing detected the explosion. north korea issued a confirmation, declaring the test was quote, carried out at a high level in a safe and perfect manner using a miniatureized de greater explosive force than previously, unquoted. pyongyang also declared the the reckless hostility of the united states. unquote. in a state of the union address tuesday president obama had this to say. >> provocation of the sort we saw last night will only further isolate them as we standby our allies, strengthen our own missile defense and lead the world in taking firm action in response to defense and take firm action in respnorth threats. >> this is north korea's first successfully launched a long range rocket, raising fears north korea now has the capability to hit the uni
and is the same site used for north korea's previous two tests. the first in 2006 and the second in 2009. the u.s. geological survey detected a 4.9 magnitude seismic event in the area, more powerful than the 4.5 that registered in 2009 after north korea's second test. scientists in multiple countriesing detected the explosion. north korea issued a confirmation, declaring the test was quote, carried out at a high level in a safe and perfect manner using a miniatureized de greater explosive force...
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can you tell us what that would be? >> of course. we're the state with the largest number of immigrants. we have 2.5 million undocumented immigrants and we've got a third of our registered voters are lawful immigrants. so any way you cut it, it's going to have a huge impact. some of the -- and there's a lot in here for everyone. employers, students who came here at a young age. they're called dreamers. agricultural workers. some of the things that people may not be aware of, in the president's proposal, lgbt families will be able to sponsor their family members. >> and that's from the president's proposal but not in the so-called gang of eight. >> it's not in the gang of eight proposal. but i think one of other issues for californians to, in terms of watching this debate and participating in it, is to understand what the road blocks are. because it's not just smooth sailing. there's a lot of concern about high fines for low-income immigrants. the requirements such as civics and english. even before you can get a green card. those are
can you tell us what that would be? >> of course. we're the state with the largest number of immigrants. we have 2.5 million undocumented immigrants and we've got a third of our registered voters are lawful immigrants. so any way you cut it, it's going to have a huge impact. some of the -- and there's a lot in here for everyone. employers, students who came here at a young age. they're called dreamers. agricultural workers. some of the things that people may not be aware of, in the...
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they, like us, have families and dreams. while we are a nation that allows anyone to start anew, we are also a nation of laws, and that's what makes tackling the issue of immigration reform so difficult. a good place to start is with the kids. one of the great founding principles of our country was that children would not be punished for the mistakes of their parents. and it is time to provide an opportunity for legal residents and citizenship for those who are brought to this country as children and who know no other home. it's the right thing to do for our families, security, and for our economy. >> question is majority leader eric cantor, now the highest ranking republican leader to endorse a path to legal residency for the 11 million illegal immigrants already in the u.s.? >> that's not what he said, john. he just said that he sim pa that i seed with the dreamers who were the children who were brought here by their parents through no fault of their own and to give them some legal residency. he didn't come out for a path
they, like us, have families and dreams. while we are a nation that allows anyone to start anew, we are also a nation of laws, and that's what makes tackling the issue of immigration reform so difficult. a good place to start is with the kids. one of the great founding principles of our country was that children would not be punished for the mistakes of their parents. and it is time to provide an opportunity for legal residents and citizenship for those who are brought to this country as...
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. >> susie: president obama also used last night's speech to push for an increase in cyber security. his proposal set the stage for a fresh debate on the urgency for cyber-security. the president made the case that america's power grid, financial institutions and air traffic control systems, are vulnerable to attacks. so he's calling on congress to pass legislation to give the u.s. government the capacity it needs to secure our networks. the president also issued an executive order, to create cyber security standards for u.s. businesses, and for the government to share more information about threats. but cyber security experts, say while that sounds easy, it's hard to do. >> you can't just inform one party necessarily, you might really have an obligation as a government to inform every player in a sector, and then of course that's a high bar, because you're sharing the information with a lot of people which increases the likelihood that it might get out back into the wrong hands. >> susie: beckstrom says the threat of cyber attack or manipulation to critical infrastructure like the p
. >> susie: president obama also used last night's speech to push for an increase in cyber security. his proposal set the stage for a fresh debate on the urgency for cyber-security. the president made the case that america's power grid, financial institutions and air traffic control systems, are vulnerable to attacks. so he's calling on congress to pass legislation to give the u.s. government the capacity it needs to secure our networks. the president also issued an executive order, to...
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the most six most used words. >> americans. americans. >> people must work. >> joe deaux. thestreet.com for n.b.r. >> susie: there's a lesson to learn from the struggles of smartphone maker blackberry. it's important to remember that sometimes you have to take a big risk in order to reap the rewards. sports analyst rick horrow explains in this week's "beyond the scoreboard." >> in the next few weeks, blackberry will begin selling its highly anticipated q-10 and z-10 smartphones with the hopes of regaining market share. and unlike other companies in the cell phone space-- like service providers at&t and verizon, and device maker samsung-- blackberry has never been an aggressive spender on sports advertising or sponsorship within the u.s. it's been on the edge with instead of directly in the game. the company's highest-profile north american deal is as an official partner of the n.h.l. however, as executives try salvaging a stock down 75% over two years, blackberry finally may be suiting up. the company spent nearly $4 million to
the most six most used words. >> americans. americans. >> people must work. >> joe deaux. thestreet.com for n.b.r. >> susie: there's a lesson to learn from the struggles of smartphone maker blackberry. it's important to remember that sometimes you have to take a big risk in order to reap the rewards. sports analyst rick horrow explains in this week's "beyond the scoreboard." >> in the next few weeks, blackberry will begin selling its highly anticipated...
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use both and they take both. my joy and my express myself and why this language i mean yes we can pretty much ask you what is it what does this make . you mate. and they're not. just going to be and usually. a distance between each. and you can see. in these installations i could seem to get as if every one sentence. can be close. to and sentence yeah yeah you're taking the really popular image and just saying this is kind of the darker reality of this brand and that's what made this sentence . i love i loved it i mean it's incredible let's look at the democracy piece i mean this piece really says it all i mean it you know you that's why i loved you didn't have any captions explaining it's just like this is this is it i mean you have the pumps with the oil pumping through why did you choose this word to display . because. it's the same way. it's going to be and they feel. as it's. a democracy. when you when you wait to see it you know to speak to. you know the guy these concepts are really there's so much more be
use both and they take both. my joy and my express myself and why this language i mean yes we can pretty much ask you what is it what does this make . you mate. and they're not. just going to be and usually. a distance between each. and you can see. in these installations i could seem to get as if every one sentence. can be close. to and sentence yeah yeah you're taking the really popular image and just saying this is kind of the darker reality of this brand and that's what made this sentence ....
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because i use oil. in. this to take a boil in this tea and they point to things are good museum space and let's let's take a look at some of it unfortunately we have c.c. regulations so we can't show some of the words but i think that we can get the gist i wanted to show that yes we can add a few so we had to block it out but i mean this really does speak for itself i mean what's amazing is that that's a ballpoint pen. stuck to little by a ballpoint pen when i was in military. duty in the months to write a letter from my parents that's why i used and they. use both and they take both. of my children my way expressed myself and why this language i mean yes we can pretty much what is what is this making. you mate. and they're. just going to be and they usually. have a distance between each and even. in these installations would seem to give as it. is it. can be close. to one sentence yeah yeah you're taking a really popular image and just saying this is kind of the darker reality of. brand that's what made th
because i use oil. in. this to take a boil in this tea and they point to things are good museum space and let's let's take a look at some of it unfortunately we have c.c. regulations so we can't show some of the words but i think that we can get the gist i wanted to show that yes we can add a few so we had to block it out but i mean this really does speak for itself i mean what's amazing is that that's a ballpoint pen. stuck to little by a ballpoint pen when i was in military. duty in the...
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us who don't agree with hem only care about rich people. but any time the people opposes the president's agenda he and his allies respond by falsely attacking his motives. >> jon:s it's so hurtful. it's enough to mick a perspire. i'm sorry, i mean glow. [ laughter ] yes, how all of it is to misrepresent your political opponents views and proposals. anything you would care to add to that. >> our free enterprise economy is the source of middle class prors expert but president obama -- prosperity, but president obama believes it's the cause of problem. i hope the president loses the on seftion raising taxes and instead tonight would have been a good time to save medicare. >> jon: instead of why didn't he go out there and say something about medicare. something -- what was that? >> i'm medicare i'm prepared to enact reforms that will achieve the same amount of health care savings by the beginning of the next decade as those proposed by the bipartisan simpson bowles commission. >> jon: i see the problem, once again rather than responding respond
us who don't agree with hem only care about rich people. but any time the people opposes the president's agenda he and his allies respond by falsely attacking his motives. >> jon:s it's so hurtful. it's enough to mick a perspire. i'm sorry, i mean glow. [ laughter ] yes, how all of it is to misrepresent your political opponents views and proposals. anything you would care to add to that. >> our free enterprise economy is the source of middle class prors expert but president obama --...
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use both and they take both. my children my express myself and why this language i mean yes we can pretty much what is what is this making. we can. just kind of be and usually. the distance between each and these. in these installations would seem to give as if behavior one sentence that. can be close. to on sentence yeah yeah you're taking a really popular image and just saying this is kind of the darker reality of. this brand. new sentence. i love i loved it i mean it's incredible let's look at the democracy piece i mean this piece really says it all i read it you know you that's why i loved you didn't have any captions explaining it's just like this is this is it i mean you have the pumps with the oil pumping through why did you choose this word to display you know because. he's. talking and they feel. as it's. possible to. see he's you mean. he just when you when you wait to see you know to speak to. you know the guy these concepts are really there's so much more behind them i mean when we're go around and sp
use both and they take both. my children my express myself and why this language i mean yes we can pretty much what is what is this making. we can. just kind of be and usually. the distance between each and these. in these installations would seem to give as if behavior one sentence that. can be close. to on sentence yeah yeah you're taking a really popular image and just saying this is kind of the darker reality of. this brand. new sentence. i love i loved it i mean it's incredible let's look...
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us that. can be close. to one sentence yeah yeah you're taking a really popular image and just saying this is kind of the darker reality of. brand . i love i loved it i mean it's incredible let's look at the democracy piece in this piece really says it all i mean you know you that's why i loved you didn't have any captions explaining it's just like this is this is it i mean you have the pumps with the oil pumping through why did you choose this word to display you know because it. exists. and they. called my t.v. as it's. a democracy he. just gave me a new one you wait to see you know to speak to. you know the guy these concepts are really there's so much more behind them i mean when we're go around and spread democracy in the world what do we really do when you know what's our intent really so this is just so powerful to see there's an. amazing to see up close and the bubbling in kind of his scene of the crude oil and the letter. that was conceptual artist if you want to check out the rest of his exhibit i
us that. can be close. to one sentence yeah yeah you're taking a really popular image and just saying this is kind of the darker reality of. brand . i love i loved it i mean it's incredible let's look at the democracy piece in this piece really says it all i mean you know you that's why i loved you didn't have any captions explaining it's just like this is this is it i mean you have the pumps with the oil pumping through why did you choose this word to display you know because it. exists. and...